Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

Women's 100 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Women's 100m hurdles took place.
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates 16 August 2016
(heats)
17 August 2016
(semifinals & final)
Competitors 48 from 34 nations
Winning time 12.48
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Brianna Rollins  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nia Ali  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Kristi Castlin  United States
Official Video Highlights

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–17 August at the Olympic Stadium.[1]

Summary

The United States came into this event with the top 25 performances and top 7 athletes in the world in 2016. But only three athletes can come from one country. World #1 Kendra Harrison failed to qualify at the United States Olympic Trials. Three weeks after the trials, she set the world record, surpassing Yordanka Donkova's 28 year old mark. World #4 Jasmin Stowers, #6 Queen Harrison and #7 Sharika Nelvis also were beaten at the Trials.[2]

The semi-finals foretold the dominance of the American team as they each won one of the three semi finals. In the final, Brianna Rollins had already achieved the lead by the first hurdle and by the second hurdle it was clear her closest pursuer was Nia Ali. Sisters Cindy Ofili and Tiffany Porter, American born but competing for Great Britain, their mother's homeland, were even in the third-place position. By the fourth barrier, Kristi Castlin was in a battle for last place with Phylicia George and Cindy Roleder, half a stride behind Rollins. Between the fourth and sixth hurdles, Castlin got rolling, gaining and then passing Pedrya Seymour, Porter and finally over the last hurdle, Ofili. Rollins had a clear one metre victory. On the run in, Castlin came very close to Ali as Ofili gave her best desperate lean.

It was an American sweep. The United States has swept the men's 110 metres hurdles six times, this was the first time for women and the first time the women's event has been swept by any country. It was also the first time that the United States has swept the medals in an Olympic women's track and field event.

The following evening the medals were presented by Paul Tergat, IOC member, Kenya and Stephanie Hightower, Council Member of the IAAF.

Competition format

The women's 100m Hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the fastest overall competitors not already qualified that were required to fill the available spaces in the Semifinals. A total of eight competitors qualified for the Final from the Semifinals.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Kendra Harrison (USA) 12.20 London, United Kingdom 22 July 2016
Olympic record  Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.35 London, United Kingdom 7 August 2012
2016 World leading  Kendra Harrison (USA) 12.20 London, United Kingdom 22 July 2016

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 16 August 201611:05Heats
Wednesday, 17 August 201620:45
22:55		Semifinals
Finals

Results

Heats

Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Kristi Castlin United States12.68Q
2Anne Zagré Belgium12.85Q
3Nooralotta Neziri Finland12.88Q
4Shermaine Williams Jamaica12.95q
5Susanna Kallur Sweden13.04
6Caridad Jerez Spain13.26
7Katy Sealy Belize15.79
–Mulern Jean HaitiDQR168.7b

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Nia Ali United States12.76Q
2Phylicia George Canada12.83Q
3Pedrya Seymour Bahamas12.85Q
4Wu Shuijiao China13.03
5Maila Machado Brazil13.09
6Michelle Jenneke Australia13.26
7Ekaterina Poplavskaya Belarus13.45
8Beate Schrott Austria13.47

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Cindy Ofili Great Britain12.75Q
2Nadine Hildebrand Germany12.84Q
3Isabelle Pedersen Norway12.86Q, PB
4Andrea Ivančević Croatia12.90q, SB
5Brigitte Merlano Colombia13.09
6Angela Whyte Canada13.09
7Elisavet Pesiridou Greece13.10
8Anastassiya Pilipenko Kazakhstan13.29

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Cindy Roleder Germany12.86Q
2Tiffany Porter Great Britain12.87Q
3Nickiesha Wilson Jamaica12.89Q, SB
4Clélia Reuse Switzerland12.91q
5Cindy Billaud France12.98q
6Kierre Beckles Barbados13.01
7Hanna Plotitsyna Ukraine13.12
8Marthe Koala Burkina Faso13.41

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Puerto Rico12.70Q
2Alina Talay Belarus12.74Q
3Pamela Dutkiewicz Germany12.90Q
4Nikkita Holder Canada12.92q, SB
5Oluwatobiloba Amusan Nigeria12.99q
6Karolina Kołeczek Poland13.04
7Oksana Shkurat Ukraine13.22
8Yvette Lewis Panama13.35

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Brianna Rollins United States12.54Q
2Megan Simmonds Jamaica12.81Q
3Sandra Gomis France13.04Q
4Nadine Visser Netherlands13.07
5Fabiana Moraes Brazil13.22
6Valentina Kibalnikova Uzbekistan13.29
7Olena Yanovska Ukraine13.32
–Reïna-Flor Okori Equatorial GuineaDNS

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Brianna Rollins United States12.47Q
2Pedrya Seymour Bahamas12.64Q, NR
3Cindy Roleder Germany12.69q
4Tiffany Porter Great Britain12.82q
5Shermaine Williams Jamaica12.86
6Andrea Ivančević Croatia12.93
7Sandra Gomis France13.23
8Alina Talay Belarus13.66

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Nia Ali United States12.65Q
2Phylicia George Canada12.77Q
3Oluwatobiloba Amusan Nigeria12.91
4Nadine Hildebrand Germany12.95
5Clélia Reuse Switzerland12.96
6Nooralotta Neziri Finland13.04
7Nickiesha Wilson Jamaica13.14
–Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Puerto RicoDQR168.7b

Semifinal 3

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Kristi Castlin United States12.63Q
2Cindy Ofili Great Britain12.71Q
3Isabelle Pedersen Norway12.88
4Pamela Dutkiewicz Germany12.92
5Megan Simmonds Jamaica12.95
6Cindy Billaud France13.03
Nikkita Holder CanadaDQ
Anne Zagré BelgiumDQ

Final

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Brianna Rollins United States12.48
2nd, silver medalist(s)Nia Ali United States12.59
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Kristi Castlin United States12.61
4Cindy Ofili Great Britain12.63SB
5Cindy Roleder Germany12.74
6Pedrya Seymour Bahamas12.76
7Tiffany Porter Great Britain
8Phylicia George Canada12.89

References

  1. ↑ "Women's 100m hurdles". Rio 2016 Organisation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ↑ https://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/hurdles/100-metres-hurdles/outdoor/women/senior/2016
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